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FILE – In this Oct. 2, 2018 file photo, Bronx Zoo elephant “Happy” strolls inside the zoo’s Asia Habitat in New York. A legal fight to release Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo after 45 years will be argued Wednesday, May 18, 2022, before New York’s highest court in a closely watched case over whether a basic right for people can be extended to an animal. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) NYJJ101 NYJJ101

May 18, 2022 at 8:33 am

Happy is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person?

She has four limbs, expressive eyes and likes to stroll through greenery in New York City.

Payton Gendron talks with his attorney during his arraignment in Buffalo City Court, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. Gendron was arraigned on first-degree murder charges and ordered detained without bail. Police officials said the 18-year-old was wearing body armor and military-style clothing when he pulled up and opened fire at people at a Tops Friendly Market. (Mark Mulville/The Buffalo News via AP) NYBUE106 NYBUE106

May 17, 2022 at 7:57 am

Buffalo suspect: Lonely, isolated — with a troubling sign VIEW

Classmates and neighbors of the Buffalo shooting suspect say they never saw his violent, angry side. He was investigated for an online remark that he...

May 2, 2022 at 8:38 am

Kathy Boudin, radical imprisoned in fatal heist, dies at 78

A former Weather Underground radical who served more than two decades behind bars for her role in a fatal 1981 armored truck robbery has died...

April 21, 2022 at 5:25 am

NYC reservoir releases raise worries about stormier future VIEW

New York City is under fire for sometimes releasing massive amounts of water a day from a key reservoir in the Catskill Mountains.

April 4, 2022 at 8:37 am

Ruling against NY’s redistricting temporarily on hold

A trial court ruling that declared New York’s new congressional and legislative district maps unconstitutional was temporarily stayed by a state appeals court judge Monday.

March 30, 2022 at 12:41 pm

Public cost of new Buffalo stadium will top $1B over lease

Documents released Wednesday show the public cost for the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium will exceed $1.1 billion once long-term capital and maintenance costs are factored...

March 24, 2022 at 10:17 pm

As NY preps pot market, sales grow on Native American land VIEW

As New York inches toward launching a retail marijuana market, sales are flourishing on some Native American territory in the state.

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Wyverne Flatt who is fighting to keep his pot-bellied pig Ellie as an emotional support animal poses for a photograph at his home Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Canajoharie, N.Y. Village officials consider Ellie a farm animal, and not allowed in the village. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) NYHP102 NYHP102

February 10, 2022 at 10:08 pm