Browsing: New York

A powerful nor’easter has triggered states of emergency across New York City, Long Island, Westchester and parts of New Jersey, with forecasters warning of dangerous coastal flooding, gale-force winds and widespread power outages through the weekend.

A federal judge appointed by President Biden dismissed a lawsuit from New York Attorney General Letitia James and 18 other states over DOGE-affiliated employees’ access to Treasury payment systems, ruling the claims are now moot.

A federal judge has permanently blocked New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act, ruling the $75 billion fossil-fuel liability law is preempted by federal authority over emissions and foreign affairs.

A Fox News roundup mentions several stories touching our coverage areas, including a Miami fraud case and a fatal Maryland-Delaware hunting incident, but offers only brief teasers without enough detail to report fully.

New York fitness coach Jacob Zemer, who trains clients mostly aged 35 to 55, lays out six recovery habits — from sleep and hydration to heat exposure and knowing when soreness has gone too far — meant to help older gym-goers rebuild strength safely.

Sen. Rand Paul says Democrat-led states like Minnesota, California and New York have little incentive to stop welfare fraud because the federal government foots the bill, and he’s proposing states fund and police their own programs instead.

An upstate New York mom did a squat every time her four-year-old said “Mom,” ending up with more than 200 reps in one morning and a viral TikTok video.

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., says the lesson of 9/11 is that Congress must act on threats before they materialize, not after — and warns that thousands are still dying from attack-related illnesses 25 years later.

President Trump says his former lawyer Michael Cohen has “fully recanted” testimony from the hush-money case and is calling on New York prosecutors to drop the remaining proceedings against him.

A Staten Island staffer for Rep. Nicole Malliotakis was struck by lightning on Todt Road on August 27 and walked away without burns after an overnight hospital stay.