"We reject that argument as well," the court wrote, siding with the state's argument since the even-year law applies to all counties outside New York City. The court ruled other challenges into the ..

Pope Leo XIV's election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign head of state.

The ExpressVote XL voting machines was used in elections in Monroe County. Erie and Orange counties also bought them. Suffolk ...

Princess Elisabeth, heir to the Belgian throne, is studying Public Policy at Harvard, a two-year master's degree program.

Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, followed her lead by unfollowing Ryan Reynolds on Instagram as they cut ties with ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. There are 102 petitions and ...

Murphy Smith says he was unemployed for four years because of medical issues before becoming a rideshare driver in Eugene, Oregon. Driving allows him to work without triggering his severe asthma, ...

The New York City Council Charter Revision Commission hearings on government accountability and strengthening local democracy are underway.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed into law the Affordable Housing Retention Act (AHRA), which for the next four years enables ...

Violent crime has been declining for years, but complaints to 311 have surged and workers there say they feel uneasy. What’s ...

Some students with disabilities in NYC public schools are serving longer suspensions — sometimes by several weeks — than ...

An employee of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office has been arrested in Friday's dramatic escape of 10 inmates from the ...