3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (396+ words) First lady Melania Trump used a gathering of presidential-site leaders to outline White House restoration and design projects completed during her time in the executive residence. Her remarks focused on preserving historic interiors while adapting presidential spaces for current use....

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (312+ words) New York has secured an $8 million settlement from the operator of Chumba Casino, Global Poker and Luckyland Slots after state investigators said the online platforms illegally offered casino games using virtual coins redeemable for cash or prizes. Attorney General Letitia…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (502+ words) New York and a coalition of other states have filed two lawsuits challenging federal rules that weaken habitat and other protections under the Endangered Species Act. Attorney General Letitia James said the rules could affect endangered and threatened wildlife in…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (787+ words) New York ranks 35th among the 50 states and District of Columbia in a new WalletHub analysis of vaccination rates, with relatively strong results for several childhood and teen vaccines offset by much weaker rankings for some adult vaccinations. The personal-finance company…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (324+ words) New Yorkers are concerned about air pollution amid federal rollbacks of vehicle standards. Congress is considering resolutions to reduce state authority to limit tailpipe emissions and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering rolling back federal fuel economy regulations....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (245+ words) The executive order gives several agencies 90 days to assess existing policies and recommend actions intended to improve ranchers' financial viability and market access. The order cites a national cattle herd at a 75-year low and beef demand that has grown…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (342+ words) A federal judge has struck down New York’s 2024 Climate Change Superfund law. The law would have fined the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions between 2000 and 2018 — specifically, those responsible for more than 1 billion tons of global greenhouse gas emissions. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (279+ words) More than 23 million Americans have found a path from addiction to recovery, according to a White House message marking National Recovery Month. The administration said 48.4 million people in the United States experience addiction and 69,973 Americans died from overdoses last year....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (482+ words) Americans have become more skeptical that a woman will be elected president during their lifetime, even as most say a president's gender is not personally important to them, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The survey found 37% of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (372+ words) New York has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a federal rule that blocks Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program reimbursement for gender-affirming care provided to transgender adolescents. Attorney General Letitia James and the coalition argue that the U.S. Department of Health…...