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Two men convicted in connection with several violent home invasions in Rochester and Greece have each been sentenced to more than 100 years in prison. 37-year-old Matthew Nix and 36-year-old Earl McCoy received sentenced of 155 years and 135 years in prison respectively. Prosecutors say they...

Upstate is back, Gov. Andrew Cuomo claims at every opportunity, showering his economic-development czar Howard Zemsky with praise for nothing less than a miracle. Unfortunately, as the governor prepares to run for re-election, his upstate revival has stalled and the worst performance is in the...

Two former colleagues could reunite in an attempt to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018. Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, both of whom are exploring gubernatorial bids, are in discussions to form a Republican ticket to challenge Cuomo, a Democrat...

Failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton became visibly irritated during an interview with Australian TV when she was asked about Wikileaks and its founder, Julian Assange. In the interview with 4corners, she appeared tired with bags under her eyes, and her bitterness over losing the...

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Hillary Clinton is testing the waters on a return to academia. The former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential nominee is in talks with Columbia University to take on a formal role at the Ivy League — and potentially house her archives there, multiple sources told the Daily News. One...

Dark money shows up in constitutional convention debate

The feds are giving what they call a "last chance" warning to New York that the city's immigrant-friendly policies may cost it federal grants. A letter from the Justice Department released Thursday said officials believe New York is violating a law requiring cooperation on immigration...

Violent left-wing anarchists have announced a nationwide campaign to deface Christopher Columbus statues this coming Monday. Five Christopher Columbus statues have already been vandalized in New York City in recent weeks, according to Far Left Watch. In one case last month, vandals defaced a...

On Wednesday afternoon, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg took to Twitter to announce that he will match donations given to Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit organization that advocates for gun control that he founded in 2014. "US has a gun violence problem," the billionaire...

Even before its feud over the national anthem with President Trump, the NFL Players Association wasn’t on the same political team as many of its fans, judging from its contributions to leftist advocacy groups. Tax documents released by 2ndVote show the NFLPA donated $5,000 in 2015 to the Center...

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...

Yep. Was OK when Mrs. Obummer read them to the kids.

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...

The state Board of Elections is investigating campaign support given to Democrats in several state Senate races last year in a probe that's also examining a heavy-spending union super PAC. Subpoenas were issued by the office of the board's chief enforcement counsel, Risa Sugarman, seeking...

Energy traders and natural gas pipeline companies on Friday hailed a U.S. federal regulator’s decision to overturn New York’s denial of a water permit for building the Millennium Pipeline in the state. People in the industry expressed hope that the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

Amid the national debate over immigration, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday issued an executive order that bans state agencies and State Police from asking about or disclosing an individual's immigration status in most cases. The move is the latest by New York officials to counter attempts by the...

A man wearing a belt decorated with ammunition prompted alarm at Pace University in Lower Manhattan Thursday afternoon. "There is no active shooter, there is no man with a gun, there were no shots fired, there is no one injured," Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John...

Gov. Cuomo will visit the U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday to assess damage from Hurrican Irma because their governor — who is a Brooklyn native and former NYPD cop – asked Cuomo to tour the damage and help with recovery. “In the wake of Hurricane Irma, I invited Governor Cuomo to the US Virgin...

Anti-fascist activists, or “antifa,” increasingly mobilized in the wake of President Trump’s election, are unapologetic about what they describe as the necessary use of violence to combat authoritarianism. While both experts on the movement and activists within it emphasize that not everyone...

In the race to see who can shell out the most to lure an Amazon headquarters - with 50,000 new jobs being dangled - New York’s scolds wasted little time dredging up a perennial obstacle: the state’s high taxes. But no one ever raises a corollary point when lambasting New York’s tax rates: What...

Calling schools “the breeding ground” for dangerous gangs like MS-13, Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday announced state police will be going into schools to combat the problem. Cuomo during a Long Island appearance said “gang prevention officers” from the State Police will be posted in the 10 Suffolk...

The "Dreamers" who found their American dream threatened last week, when President Trump promised to end a program offering temporary legal status to young illegal immigrants unless Congress acts, may find new hope in part through the efforts of two House Republicans who represent Western New...

If FUAC was speaking German you'd swear he was Hitler reincarnated.

A Senate panel may be stealthily trying to give federal law enforcement a new tool to go after the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks and its U.S. collaborators. A one-sentence “Sense of Congress” clause was tacked onto the end of a massive 11,700-word bill that was approved by the Senate...

The US Justice and Intelligence chiefs on Monday formally asked Congress to renew a crucial surveillance law, setting up a battle with civil libertarians over collection of Americans' personal data. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are seeking a...

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is prepared to spend millions of dollars more to make sure backers of Cook County's controversial soda pop tax don't suffer defeat in next year's elections, a spokesman for the former New York mayor said Monday. "Mike has made a commitment that he will do...

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand intends to co-sponsor Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) Medicare-for-all bill, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the bill. Gillibrand has been open about her support for a single-payer system at several recent town halls across New York. The New York...

Today as the federal government continues its efforts to compromise and undermine the rights of union workers, New York is doubling down on its commitment to protect them. Since January, this new administration and new Congress have taken measures against organized labor, reversing decades-old...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) could launch a career as a political pundit after he leaves office in January 2018, according to a new report. CNN reported Friday that the New Jersey Republican is in talks with CNN and MSNBC for a contributor gig at one of the networks. Christie is not...

Another round of layoffs at Remington Arms in Ilion. Workers are being told starting today. Union officials say they've been told that market forces are behind the roughly 60 layoffs; not elimination or moving of a line. The layoffs are effective upon the employee being informed, and they are...

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — This is not really a funny place. Perched in the westernmost county in New York, within heckling distance of Ohio, Jamestown has been leaking population for years as many of its furniture factories flopped and textile mills tanked. With a median household income around $31,000...