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February 25, 2021 at 2:47 pm

Daniel Prude case reflects difficulty of prosecuting police VIEW

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A grand jury’s decision not to indict officers involved in a fatal encounter with an unarmed Black man illustrates a hard...

FILE – This Sept. 2, 2020 file photo, shows a makeshift memorial, in Rochester, N.Y., near the site where Daniel Prude was restrained by police officers. In a decision announced Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, a grand jury voted not to charge officers shown on body camera video holding Daniel Prude down naked and handcuffed on a city street last winter until he stopped breathing. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File) NYRD204 NYRD204

February 23, 2021 at 1:32 pm

No charges against officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death VIEW

Police officers shown on video holding a Black man down naked and handcuffed on a Rochester, N.Y., street last winter until he stopped breathing will...

February 18, 2021 at 10:08 pm

Prosecutor son seeks father’s release in fatal Brink’s heist VIEW

David Gilbert went to prison a revolutionary, raising his fist and scorning authorities who prosecuted him for an infamous 1981 armored truck robbery in which...

February 13, 2021 at 7:00 am

Nursing home disclosures taint Cuomo’s pandemic performance VIEW

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote a book on managing the COVID-19 crisis. Now he faces intensifying accusations that he covered...

February 8, 2021 at 9:37 am

Brindisi concedes after Tenney’s narrow House win certified

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi conceded Monday that it was “time to close the book on this election," hours after New...

FILE — A health care worker receives one of the first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, outside of a trial, at Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. The NIH and Moderna are examining whether doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine can be halved to double the supply, while scientists look for other ways to extend availability. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times) XNYT291 XNYT291

January 20, 2021 at 9:21 am

States report vaccine shortages and cancel appointments VIEW

A number of states are reporting they are running out of vaccine, and tens of thousands of people who managed to get appointments for a...

November 18, 2020 at 8:47 am

NRA pays $2.5M after NY probe into ‘dangerous’ insurance

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The National Rifle Association is banned from marketing insurance in New York for five years and will pay $2.5 million to...

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November 17, 2020 at 1:00 pm

‘X’ gender NY driver’s licenses coming with computer update

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York intends to offer driver’s licenses with a nonbinary gender identity marker of “X,” but it could take more than...

November 1, 2020 at 5:45 am

Town built on guns ponders future after Remington plant sale

ILION, N.Y. (AP) — Workers at the sprawling Remington factory in this upstate New York village took pride in a local gunmaking tradition stretching back...

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October 23, 2020 at 5:54 am

School districts face hard choices amid pandemic-era cuts VIEW

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — The school year in this old industrial city started with a whack of a budget ax. Teachers, classroom aides and counselors...