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New Yorkers could get 'Inflation Refund' checks next year, under a plan from Gov. Kathy Hochul
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers could get “Inflation Refund” checks of up to $500 from the state government next year under a proposal Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The plan, which must first be approved by state lawmakers, would send out one-time payments of $300 to...
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses decision to put a time limit on anesthesia
One of the country’s largest health insurers reversed a change in policy Thursday after widespread outcry, saying it would not tie payments in some states to the length of time a patient went under anesthesia. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said in a statement that its decision to...
Israeli American soldier killed during Oct. 7 Hamas attack remembered at New York memorial service
SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) — For more than a year, Ronen and Orna Neutra have held out hope that their son, Omer, was alive, captured by Hamas following its attack on Israel last Oct. 7. But Monday, the Israeli military acknowledged the painful truth: The 21-year-old had not been taken...
Shoplifting ring stole $2M in cosmetics and clothes then resold them abroad, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — A shoplifting ring that stole nearly $2 million in clothes and beauty products from Macy’s and other well-known stores in the U.S. and then resold them in New York City and the Dominican Republic has been busted, law enforcement officials announced Tuesday. Five...
Cheating on your spouse is no longer a crime in New York, with the repeal of a little-known 1907 law
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York on Friday repealed a seldom-used, more than century-old law that made it a crime to cheat on your spouse — a misdemeanor that once could have landed adulterers in jail for three months. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill repealing the statute, which...
NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City on Monday issued its first drought warning in 22 years after months of little rain -- and will restart the flow of drinking water from an out-of-service aqueduct as supplies run low. Dry conditions across the Northeast have been blamed for hundreds of...
New York races to revive Manhattan tolls intended to fight traffic before Trump can block them
NEW YORK (AP) — Rather than alienate suburban commuters in an election year, New York's governor slammed the brakes last spring on a plan to launch America's first “congestion pricing” tolling system to discourage people from driving into the most traffic-choked parts of Manhattan. ...
New York's congestion toll on drivers could make a comeback before Trump's second term
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A $15 toll on vehicles entering the busiest parts of New York City could be revived, as the state's Democratic governor considers enacting the program before President-elect Donald Trump takes office and can block it. In the days since Trump's victory, Gov....
California governor calls special session to protect liberal policies from Trump presidency
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, on Thursday called for lawmakers to convene a special session ahead of another Trump presidency to safeguard the state’s progressive policies. Meanwhile, attorneys general in...
1 person is critically injured as bus overturns on upstate New York highway
CHILI, N.Y. (AP) — A bus with more than two dozen passengers aboard rolled over on a highway in upstate New York on Thursday morning, critically injuring one person and sending others to hospitals, police said. All 28 people aboard were sent to hospitals, some with minor injuries,...
