Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over Jan. 6 insurrection

Capitol Police officers who were attacked during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot filed a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his allies and others.

Gov. Hochul adds 12,000 more COVID-related deaths to state count

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged on her first day in office that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than Cuomo told the public.

R. Kelly made victims write fake blackmail letters, witness says

R&B hitmaker R. Kelly's forced his girlfriends to write fake blackmail letters that he could use to defend himself in case he got charged with sexually abusing them, one of his accusers testified on Wednesday at his New York City trial.

Gov. Hochul selects Sen. Brian Benjamin as lieutenant

Gov. Kathy Hochul has selected Brian Benjamin, a state senator from New York City, as her choice for lieutenant governor, a source told The Associated Press.

R. KELLY TIMELINE: Life, lurid rumors, lawsuits, criminal charges

R. Kelly has long faced allegations of lurid sexual behavior and abuse, some of which have been made public through documentaries or court documents. This is a timeline of Kelly's life, from his early days in Chicago through his rise and fall as an R&B artist.

Aaliyah’s final film role: Watch “Queen of the Damned” for free

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of Aaliyah, the 22-year-old R&B singer whose stratospheric rise was cut tragically short when she and eight others were killed in a plane crash. We take a look back at her final film role, now streaming for free on Tubi.

Tech, finance leaders meeting with Biden to talk cybersecurity defense

Among the expected guests at Wednesday's summit are Apple chief executive Tim Cook, Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet, Google's parent companies.

Gov. Hochul announces COVID-19 pandemic mandates for schools

The newly installed governor of New York said her top priority in the fight against the coronavirus is getting children back to school and making sure they can learn and be safe.

Kathy Hochul takes the helm in New York, vows swift action

Gov. Kathy Hochul made history in New York at midnight. She promised a "fresh, collaborative approach" in state government.

Funeral set for NY state trooper who drowned in Adirondacks

Trooper James Monda, 45, drowned during a marine patrol on Great Sacandaga Lake on Sunday, Aug. 22, police said. His funeral is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 30.

'Remain in Mexico': Supreme Court orders Biden administration to reinstate Trump-era policy

The Supreme Court is refusing to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.

Remembering Aaliyah on 20th anniversary of singer’s death

On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah and eight others boarded an overloaded twin-engine Cessna in the Bahamas that went down seconds after takeoff.

Biden infrastructure agenda advances as House passes $3.5 trillion budget

House Democratic leaders have compromised with moderates and muscled President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar budget blueprint over a key hurdle.

R. Kelly on trial: Witness describes punishment, abuse

On her second day on the witness stand, one of R. Kelly's accusers testified more about the alleged abuse she suffered and her own mother's role in how she first connected with the disgraced R&B superstar.

New Jersey's gas tax to fall 8.3 cents a gallon on Oct. 1

New Jersey's gas tax will go from 50.7 cents a gallon to 42.4 on Oct. 1, according to the governor's administration.

TV Academy revokes Cuomo's Emmy after resignation

Hours after leaving office, scandal-tainted former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suffered another defeat Tuesday, losing the special Emmy Award he received last year for his daily, televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic.

Cuomo gives clemency to 6, including convicted killers and Brink's heist driver

Hours before leaving office, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday granted clemency to six people, including the driver in a fatal 1981 armored truck robbery whose release was championed by his son, San Francisco’s top prosecutor.