New York

New York City 7 hours ago

New York City jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself shutting down 'at least temporarily'

The scandal-plagued federal jail where pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself is being shut down due to ongoing problems at the facility, the Department of Justice said Thursday.

New York 8 hours ago

NY ethics board advances criminal referral over potential leak to Cuomo

The New York state’s ethics oversight commission on Thursday called on New York Attorney General Letitia James to investigate the identity of the person who may have illegally leaked information from a 2019 closed-door meeting to then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Andrew Cuomo 11 hours ago

Ex-Michelle Obama chief Tina Tchen resigns from Time's Up amid Cuomo scandal

The president and CEO of a prominent sexual assault victim advocate group resigned after admitting that her group advised former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Andrew Cuomo 17 hours ago

National Dog Day: How to train your dog better than Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Cuomo is no longer governor of New York – going from the Executive Mansion to the dog house after allegedly hounding subordinates and other women inappropriately.

Media 1 day ago

Washington Post's Philip Bump downplays New York's updated COVID death count following Cuomo's resignation

Washington Post national correspondent Philip Bump downplayed New York's jarring update to its data of coronavirus deaths.

Coronavirus 1 day ago

Janice Dean calls for federal probe into all COVID-19 nursing home deaths after NY adds 12K to previous total

Janice Dean called for investigations into what she believes is "covering up" of the COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes.

THE CLINTONS 1 day ago

Bill and Hillary Clinton spotted strolling in the Hamptons weeks before miniseries on Lewinsky scandal

Former President Bill Clinton and his wife former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were spotted strolling the beach in the Hamptons, east of New York City, as the Monica Lewinsky scandal roars back into public consciousness via an upcoming television special.

Supreme Court 1 day ago

CDC's eviction moratorium: Supreme Court set to rule on constitutionality of extension

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule any day whether the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) eviction moratorium extension is constitutional.

New York 1 day ago

New NY Gov. Kathy Hochul adds 12,000 deaths to COVID death count

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised more government transparency on her first day in office and by day’s end her administration had quietly delivered it by acknowledging nearly 12,000 more deaths in the state from COVID-19 than had been publicized by her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo.

Media 1 day ago

New Yorkers disappointed in Hochul's answer on investigating nursing home tragedy: 'Not good enough'

New Yorkers, many of whom were still grieving, were not thrilled with Gov. Kathy Hochul's, D., answer Wednesday regarding how she plans to investigate last year's COVID-19 nursing home tragedy and the Cuomo administration's reported cover-up.