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California will beef up protections for undocumented immigrants beginning in January under a controversial new law Gov. Jerry Brown signed Thursday to create a statewide sanctuary policy. Brown signed the bill and 10 other immigration-related bills on the same day as a critical deadline for...

The accessory that Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock used to make his weapons even more lethal falls into a gray area in New York law, gun experts say, and one that has never been tested in court. Paddock, who was found dead in the Mandalay Bay hotel after a shooting rampage that killed 58 and...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff across New York in a memorial for the victims of the Las Vegas incident that left at least 59 dead and more than 500 injured, calling it “yet another senseless and horrific mass shooting.” Anti-gun violence advocates are renewing...

The city wants the homeless to get out of town — and is offering to pay a full year’s rent to those willing to abandon the five boroughs. Under a pilot program quietly launched last month, shelter residents who have been in the system for at least 90 days and have a source of income can get 12...

Black Lives Matter is a social movement, like the tea party or the civil rights movement, and therefore can't be sued, a federal judge ruled Thursday. A police officer anonymously sued Black Lives Matter and DeRay Mckesson, a prominent activist in the movement, after being injured by a rock...

Amazon is planning to build a new headquarters somewhere in the U.S. in the near future, potentially adding up to 50,000 jobs at whichever lucky location – or locations – get chosen. Like so many other states across the nation, New York is pushing hard to win this contest. While metro regions...

ozens of workers at a Jamestown manufacturing company will reportedly soon be out of a job, according to a statement by Rep. Tom Reed on Tuesday. Reed, R-Corning, said the loss of the work for employees at MD Electronics, located at 33 Precision Way in the city, shows a trend of moving...

News aggregator Matt Drudge tweeted Wednesday that recent GOP legislative failures have shattered the “illusion there is a difference between parties.” Drudge said that the GOP’s failure to repeal and replace Obamacare and now the possibility they raise taxes on the wealthy proves that they...

Republican leaders are facing a conservative backlash if their latest effort to repeal parts of ObamaCare this week fails — or even if it passes. GOP base voters are frustrated with the lack of accomplishments, and their frustration is on full display in the Alabama Republican primary runoff...

If that's the case he can't run for POTUS. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo described himself as an immigrant during an interview with MSNBC on Monday, despite being born in New York. Discussing the need for aid to Puerto Rico, Cuomo said there was a great deal of anti-immigration rhetoric and...

Wall Street might be shocked to learn it is helping bankroll the anti-Trump “resistance” movement that’s aggressively fighting policies it favors — including corporate tax cuts and the repeal of Obama-era banking and health-care regulations. The Obama administration’s massive shakedown of Big...

The Niagara County Legislature this week urged Congress to pass the Second Amendment Guarantee Act and limit states' abilities to restrict rifle and shotgun sales. SAGA, introduced in late July by U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence, takes aim at provisions of the New York SAFE Act. The bill...

In a legal victory for Westchester, a state court judge ruled in favor of County Executive Robert P. Astorino’s efforts to force New York State to enforce its own environmental laws relating to the closure of Indian Point. Governor Andrew Cuomo and state officials had sought to move the case...

Gov. Cuomo and a group of emergency response officials from New York are heading to Puerto Rico to aid in recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria. In response to a request from Puerto Rico’s governor Ricardo Rossello, Cuomo said Thursday that New York will also provide emergency...

Kennedy biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli is working on another book about America’s First Family, and we’re told that the timing has some Kennedys — and Cuomos — concerned. It’s slated to come out shortly before the next presidential race gets into gear. “The working title is ‘Kennedys: Next...

Hotel workers in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York have been gathering for training sessions recently on how to handle visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The sessions, organized by the labor union Unite Here!, teach workers how to effectively stonewall ICE...

A group of fishing organizations, businesses and communities, led by the Fisheries Survival Fund (FSF), has taken more action to halt the lease of Statoil’s planned wind farm off the coast of New York. The suit, filed against the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy...

Chief Judge Janet DiFiore is "fascinated" at the idea of a medium claims court. She is dismayed at the lack of legal representation for immigrants in light of the policies of President Donald Trump – and called on attorneys to aid their plight. The judge made both points crystal clear Monday...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signaled support of single-payer health care at both the federal and state levels on Monday as Democrats nationwide rally around the issue. "I think that would be a good idea," Cuomo said on WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer Show" when asked about a federal "Medicare for All" system...

Hillary Clinton says she made a mistake when she gave speeches on Wall Street after leaving government. Taking money from banks, she writes in her new memoir, created the impression she was in their pocket. Her old boss doesn’t seem to share her concern. Last month, just before her book “What...