MICHAEL HILL | The Seattle Times

March 24, 2023 at 9:50 am

NY’s power to regulate religious schools trimmed by judge

A judge has ruled that parents cannot be required to pull their children from private schools in New York that don't meet certain state standards.

March 15, 2023 at 12:19 pm

NY diocese facing flood of lawsuits files for bankruptcy

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany has become the latest diocese in New York to seek bankruptcy protection, beset by hundreds of lawsuits alleging sexual...

FILE — US Attorney Markenzy Lapointe speaks about a network of nursing school operators, centered in South Florida, who allowed students to buy diplomas without the proper training, during a press conference in Miami, Jan. 25, 2023. A federal investigation into Florida nursing schools accused of selling thousands of bogus nursing diplomas has sent state licensing officials around the country scrambling to stop nurses with the fraudulent documents from caring for patients. (D.A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP, File) FLMIH501 FLMIH501

March 1, 2023 at 3:01 pm

Florida scandal has other states scrambling to remove nurses with bogus diplomas

After a scandal in Florida, medical licensing officials in multiple states are hurrying to stop nurses with fraudulent credentials from caring for patients.

Nation & World

February 22, 2023 at 12:05 pm

Cornell Univ. returns Native American remains dug up in 1964

Cornell University has returned ancestral remains to the Oneida Indian Nation that were inadvertently dug up in 1964 and stored for decades at the school.

February 1, 2023 at 2:09 pm

Hochul’s $227B budget helps NYC transit, migrant response VIEW

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed dramatic spending to help New York City handle a wave of international migrants and to stabilize its reeling public...

November 21, 2022 at 9:36 pm

Wave of sex abuse lawsuits seen as NY opens door for victims VIEW

Sexual assault victims in New York are getting a one-time opportunity to sue their abusers under a new law expected to bring a wave of...

FILE – Payton Gendron is led into the courtroom for a hearing at Erie County Court, in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, May 19, 2022. Gendron faces charges in the May 14 fatal shooting at a supermarket. Relatives of those killed and wounded in a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket in May have been told the gunman will plead guilty to state charges next week, a lawyer for the families said Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) NYJJ101 NYJJ101

November 17, 2022 at 12:56 pm

Buffalo mass shooter to plead guilty, victims’ lawyers say

The man who killed 10 Black people in a mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket plans to plead guilty to the massacre.

November 15, 2022 at 9:06 pm

‘Zombie Debt’: Homeowners face foreclosure on old mortgages VIEW

A growing number of homeowners say they are being blindsided by recent foreclosure actions on their homes over second loans that were taken out more...

Business

November 11, 2022 at 12:26 pm

Judge halts pot dispensary licenses in parts of New York

A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York from issuing recreational marijuana dispensary licenses in Brooklyn and parts of upstate New York while a legal...

November 11, 2022 at 9:57 am

Democrat Pat Ryan reelected to Congress in New York

Democratic U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan has won a full term representing part of New York’s Hudson Valley in Congress.