DOJ says Oath Keepers leader waited for Trump’s direction prior to Capitol riot

According to the prosecutors, Jessica Watkins “exhibited a single-minded devotion to obstruct through violence an official proceeding that, on January 6, was designed to confirm the next President of the United States.”

First lady Jill Biden installs Valentine's Day hearts on White House lawn

The president told reporters that Valentine’s Day is the first lady’s “favorite day,” and he recounted a time while he was vice president that she posted hearts all over the windows of his office.

Biden administration to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico into US

The Biden administration on Friday announced plans for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers waiting in Mexico for their next immigration court hearings to be allowed into the United States while their cases proceed.

NY to follow CDC guidance on not requiring quarantine for vaccinated people

The state will not require certain people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to quarantine after being exposed to someone with the virus.

Biden says federal government has purchased enough COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans

President Joe Biden said his administration on Thursday purchased an additional 200 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, putting the country on track to vaccinate most Americans by July.

Biden's decree ends 'emergency' that Trump used to build border wall

President Joe Biden has officially ended the "national emergency" that former President Donald Trump declared in order to take money from the Pentagon to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Rail plan would put 16-mile tunnel under Long Island Sound

President Joe Biden’s promise to improve the nation’s infrastructure has renewed interest in the decades-old idea of a high-speed railroad connecting New York and Boston, possibly through a 16-mile tunnel under Long Island Sound.

New York fast-tracks fertility coverage for same-sex couples

Some same-sex couples had filed complaints to the state that they were facing financial barriers to receiving fertility treatments.

Larry Flynt, controversial ‘Hustler’ founder, dies at 78

Larry Flynt, the controversial publisher who founded an adult entertainment empire including "Hustler" magazine, died Wednesday, the Associated Press confirmed.

As statewide COVID numbers drop, positivity rates on LI remain high

New York State is reporting its lowest COVID positivity and hospitalization rates in months, but the numbers are still high on Long Island.